Puerto Plata News
Canadian publisher honored for cultural contribution
The ceremony, held last week at City Hall, commemorated El Faro’s 40th year in circulation and marked the paper’s formal designation as part of the city’s Cultural & Historical Patrimony. Five other past and present Directors were also honored.
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Flash floods damage homes in Puerto Plata, one dead
Civil Defense director Hugo González said flash floods damaged 34 houses totally, and 850 partially, whereas 635 families lost their belongings and 6,435 others had partial losses.
17Feb2010 | They | 1 comment | Continued
DR Ministry of Tourism Reassures Visitors: Puerto Plata and Other Cities are Receiving Tourists
All of the DR’s beaches, hotels, resorts and tourism businesses are conducting normal business operations, says ministry
21Jan2010 | They | 3 comments | Continued
Japan helps relaunch Puerto Plata region’s tourism
Japanese representatives began to implement a sustainable tourism program in Puerto Plata, with the participation of the public and private sectors, to relaunch the country’s north coast as a tourism destination.
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The Meeting Place: new Puerto Plata cultural center opens 24 January
The Meeting Place will hold a week of cultural events to mark its opening
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Whale season Jan 15 - March 15
Humpback whales wow visitors to Samana
15Jan2010 | They | 2 comments | Continued
Eco-lodge owner goes the extra mile for self-guided travelers in the Dominican Republic
“Quit trying to micro-plan from your desktop”, says this ecolodge’s owner, who gives his guests a country orientation, selected pre-inspected small hotels to move around to and a local cell phone to stay connected.
1Jan2010 | They | 2 comments | Continued
Spanish Galleon That Sank Around 1700 Found near Nagua
A research team has discovered a Spanish galleon that apparently sank near Nagua between 1690-1700
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Missing Hamilton man found
Ex-Hamilton man says he was kidnapped, held for 16 days
29Dec2009 | They | 0 comments | Continued
La Citadelle
Cap-Haitien, Haiti.- The sun rises slowly over the bay in Cap-Haitien casting a soft golden light over the town as the car trundles laboriously along potholed streets. All around us the city begins to stir, vendors appear on the street corners and groups of schoolchildren, books in hand, shield their eyes against the glare as [...]
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